Hitchin boot-scrapers (3)
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Hitchin boot-scrapers (3)
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 9 Jun 2013
This one is to be found outside a bank on the west side of the High Street, near the north-west corner of the Market Place. I feel pretty sure this is all wrought-iron, the work of a local blacksmith. It looks to me as if this little structure has been fabricated from at least seven components. The blade itself is mortised into the two main uprights; these are supported from behind by pieces with curly ends (a bit of showing-off on the part of the blacksmith). The curly elements are bolted into squat little supports which are recessed into the pavement. The bases of the main uprights could well be separate parts, matching the ones further back - in which case there are nine components in all.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.948163
Longitude
-0.27871